AERWINS Technologies (NASDAQ:AWIN) and Pono Capital (NASDAQ:PONO) Head-To-Head Analysis

Pono Capital (NASDAQ:PONO) and AERWINS Technologies (NASDAQ:AWIN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pono Capital and AERWINS Technologies’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pono Capital	N/A	N/A	$4.59 million	N/A	N/A
AERWINS Technologies	-$1.48 million	-5.65	$2.73 million	N/A	N/A

Pono Capital has higher revenue and earnings than AERWINS Technologies.

Risk & Volatility

Pono Capital has a beta of 0.07, indicating that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AERWINS Technologies has a beta of -0.16, indicating that its stock price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Pono Capital and AERWINS Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pono Capital	0	0	0	0	N/A
AERWINS Technologies	0	0	1	0	3.00

AERWINS Technologies has a consensus target price of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,403.76%. Given AERWINS Technologies’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AERWINS Technologies is more favorable than Pono Capital.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

74.1% of Pono Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.8% of AERWINS Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Pono Capital and AERWINS Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pono Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A
AERWINS Technologies	N/A	-54.68%	-14.05%

Summary

Pono Capital beats AERWINS Technologies on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pono Capital

Pono Capital Corp. focuses on effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. It intends to identify business opportunities in the field of enterprise security and operations applications, cloud-based content and digital streaming services, drone technology and service, artificial intelligence, consumer healthcare and wellness, biomedical technology, entertainment/gaming, distance learning, and online retail and e-sports. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Honolulu, Hawaii.

About AERWINS Technologies

AERWINS Technologies Inc. develops and manufactures air mobility platform in Japan. It also provides centralized operating system for managing open sky, hoverbikes, and drones; shared computing service; and blockchain verification and AI algorithm generation services. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.